About me

My story begins in the small town of Anson, Maine. I grew up on a 100-year-old retired dairy farm, living with my Mom, Dad, and Grandmother, whom I lovingly called “Granny," along with my dog. My mother was a schoolteacher who once said, "Your education is the one thing no one can ever take from you," instilling  a deep appreciation for the value of learning.

Initially, I pursued a career in dental hygiene, but life had other plans. While working part-time as a teller at a grocery store bank in Randolph, Maine, I discovered a true passion for finance and customer service. I thrived in this environment and quickly advanced to the position of Assistant Branch Manager in Brunswick within five short years.

During this time, I met my husband, a talented musician with a dream of serving his country by doing what he loves. His passion and dedication deeply inspired me. When he enlisted in the Marine Corps Band, I jumped into the roll of supporting his dream while continuing to build my career as a working woman.

During his second enlistment and two years after the birth of our first child, I had the opportunity to join Northwestern Mutual and return to finance in a new way where I can truly change people's lives and help my community.

On the weekends, you can find me sightseeing in San Diego with my husband and Son or in my backyard with a kiddie pool. However, my favorite place to be is back in my small town of Anson, walking in the woods or back fields, or hanging in the hammock at Embden Pond, listening to the loons and eating a lobster roll.

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Lending a hand in my community.

As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:

United Service Organization

Every year on Thanksgiving and Christmas my husband and I volunteer our time bringing the Holiday's to our Marines who cannot be home.

USO

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)

ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.

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Beads of Courage

Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.

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How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.

When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.

Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.

It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.

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